Name: Rome: Rise & Fall Of An Empire
Released: 2008-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Sam Mercurio, Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell

TV Show · Documentary · History

Rome is a small empire on the edge of the Mediterranean. After several disastrous defeats, the Roman elite are forced to turn to a commoner, Marius, to shake up the army and save Rome!

2008 · 42m

Starring Sam Mercurio, Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell

Director Robert H. Gardner, Rex Piano

EPISODE 1

The First Barbarian War

113 BC. Rome is a small empire on the edge of the Mediterranean. After several disastrous defeats, the Roman elite are forced to turn to a commoner, Marius, to shake up the army and save Rome!
EPISODE 2

Spartacus

As Rome was busy expanding her borders, a Thracian warrior, Spartacus, was to lead a 70,000-strong slave revolt within Italy that could have destroyed the Republic.
EPISODE 3

Julius Caesar

60BC. Over-powerful generals and money corrupt the Roman Republic. With Rome falling into and out of civil wars, Julius Caesar is to defy all rivals and laws to make himself dictator for life!
EPISODE 4

The Forest Of Death

In 9 AD, a ferocious Germanic chieftain, Arminius, slaughtered General Varus' army at the Teutoburg Forest in a landmark battle that would define the edge of the empire.
EPISODE 5

The Invasion Of Britain

In 47 AD, new emperor Claudius was considered by many to be an idiot. The only way for him to hang onto his throne was to invade Britannia.
EPISODE 7

Rebellion And Betrayal

In 162 AD, Marcus Aurelius inherited a rapidly growing Roman Empire, embroiled in a war on two fronts. But could he bring peace and prosperity back to the Empire?